CHAPTER 507

H.P. 1213 - L.D. 1636

An Act To Make Additional Supplemental Appropriations

and Allocations for the Expenditures of State Government

and To Change Certain Provisions of the Law Necessary to

the Proper Operations of State Government for the Fiscal

Years Ending June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2005

Emergency preamble. Whereas, Acts of the Legislature do not become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and

Whereas, certain obligations and expenses incident to the operation of state departments and institutions will become due and payable immediately; and

Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, therefore,

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

PART A

Sec. A-1. PL 2003, c. 20, Pt. FFF, §1, sub-§§1 and 2 are amended to read:

1. The Commissioner of Administrative and Financial Services, referred to in this section as "the commissioner," and any insurance company or 3rd-party administrator, referred to in